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GolfWRX Members Choice presented by 2nd Swing: Best mallet putter of 2024
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What is the best mallet putter in 2024? At GolfWRX, we take great pride in our online community and the cumulative knowledge and experience of our members. Needless to say, that extends to their views on the best mallet putter of 2024.
The bedrock of GolfWRX.com is the community of passionate and knowledgable golfers in our forums, and we put endless trust in the opinions of our GolfWRX members — the most knowledgeable community of golfers on the internet. No other group of golfers in the world tests golf clubs as frequently or as extensively, nor is armed with such in-depth information about the latest technology.
Below are the results of GolfWRX member voting for the 2024 best mallet putter (vote percentage in parenthesis).
Best mallet putter of 2024: The top 5
1. L.A.B. DF3 (22.90%)
L.A.B.’s pitch: “Ever since we launched our first putter, Directed Force, golfers have been asking if we could make it less weird. DF3 is that putter. We took a chisel to the original Lie Angle Balanced putter to make DF3 smaller and sleeker while honoring the shape of the putter that started it all for us.”
2. TaylorMade Spider Tour X (12.21%)
TaylorMade’s pitch: “Made famous by Rory McIlroy, the sought-after Spider X shape combines the performance of a blade with the benefits of a mallet design.”
3. Scotty Cameron Phantom 5.5 (7.63%)
Scotty Cameron’s pitch: “Purposefully designed to offer compact mallet players stability and a blade-like feel with its refined I-beam jet neck, the familiar Phantom 5.5 emerges again as a tour-trusted design played by the game’s finest. With a new, dual-milled solid face and a one-piece body precision milled from 303 stainless steel and integrated with an updated, lightweight aluminum sole plate, Scotty’s new Phantom 5.5 demonstrates a commitment to craftsmanship at every turn.”
T4. Odyssey Ai-One Jailbird Cruiser (5.34%)
Odyssey’s pitch: “The Jailbird CRUISER is a classic Odyssey shape that made a major splash on Tour last year. This version has a 380 gram head and is built at 38″ with a 17″ grip intended to be choked up on. This configuration makes this face balanced putter extremely stable.”
T4. Odyssey Ai-One Jailbird Mini (5.34%)
Odyssey’s pitch: “The Jailbird Mini is a classic Odyssey shape is back, this smaller version of the Jailbird comes with Versa alignment and a double bend shaft making it face balanced and best suited for golfers with minimal face rotation and arc.”
Other putters receiving >2% of the vote
- TaylorMade Spider Tour
- L.A.B. Mezz.1
- L.A.B. Mezz.1 Max
- Scotty Cameron Phantom 7
- TaylorMade Spider Tour S
Note: The L.A.B. Link.1 was erroneously included in the list of mallet putters. It received 2.29% of the vote.
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Neal Shipley was the first to admit that he enjoyed his food while in college. But since his days at Ohio State, he’s slimmed down and earned a PGA Tour Card.
That hasn’t stopped him from having fun with his wedge stampings, though it’s led to some misunderstandings.
On the 54 (degree), we have ‘Big Fudge,'” Shipley told GolfWRX. “It was supposed to be ‘Big Fridge,’ so this happened a little while ago. ‘Big Fridge’ was a nickname between my college teammates and I, with ‘fridge’ meaning stomach, a big stomach.
“We told the Ping guys to put … ‘Big Fridge’ on it, and I think maybe some bad cell service or something, and they thought I said ‘fudge,’ so they put fudge on it.”
On Shipley’s 50-degree he also continues the food theme, this time with his go-to order at the “Golden Arches,” and his stamping “DONS 7.”
“The number 7 meal, the two cheeseburger meal, that was my McDonald’s order, back when I would have McDonald’s frequently,” Shipley shared.
At GolfWRX, we are a community of like-minded individuals who all experience and express our enjoyment of the game in many ways.
It’s that sense of community that drives day-to-day interactions in the forums on topics that range from best driver to what marker you use to mark your ball. It even allows us to share another thing we all love – buying and selling equipment.
Currently, in our GolfWRX buy/sell/trade (BST) forum, @raw10628 has a L.A.B. DF3 putter and Masters putter cover up for grabs.
From the listing: “Some great items here today, time to thin out and make room for next set of gear. All prices include shipping.
LAB DF3 Purple 33.5” 68° lie with TPT – $725. LAB Masters release DF3 cover – $150.”
To check out the full listing in our BST forum, head through the link. If you are curious about the rules to participate in the BST Forum, you can learn more here: GolfWRX BST Rules
Driver: Ping G440 LST (9 degrees)
Shaft: Accra TourZ Green 5-M4
3-wood: Ping G440 Max (15 degrees)
Shaft: Accra TourZ Green 6-M4
5-wood: Ping G440 Max (19 degrees @18)
Shaft: Accra TourZ Green 6-M4
Hybrid: Ping G440 (23 degrees)
Shaft: Oban Isawa Red Hybrid Shaft 04 Flex 70 Gms
Irons: Srixon ZXi7 (5-P)
Shafts: Aerotech SteelFiber Private Reserve i80
Wedges: Cleveland RTZ (50-MID, 54-FULL, 58-MID)
Shafts: Aerotech SteelFiber Private Reserve i105
Putter: L.A.B. Golf OZ.1i
Shaft: ACCRA Putter Shaft
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
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